Vietnam Vet Doesn't Have A Problem With Athletes Kneeing During The National Anthem: Letter

To the editor:

I am a Vietnam veteran. I was a Vietnam veteran when that was a dirty word. I tolerated anti-war protesters then, I can tolerate them now.

Athletes kneeling during the playing of the national anthem is not an anti-war protest, it's not a protest against those who serve or have served. It's a symbolic statement against violent incidents where lives are lost at the hands of police.

Nothing smacks of nationalism more than demanding individuals suspend their right to dissent while martial music is being played and any national anthem is sung.

And that's something I can never tolerate.

Stewart Resmer,
Wayne, NJ